Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Kenny Omega, Ken Shamrock, Jon Moxley & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the only wrestling Q&A that always keeps it real and calls it like it is. It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Let’s roll.

Do you think we see Ken Shamrock come back in the Rumble this year?

Well, he’s under a new WWE Legend’s Contract and he’s in great shape and looks as if he can still go so my guess would be yes. I would like to see it happen.

Are Pharoh and Larry best buds backstage? I’d like to think so!

Cody’s dog and Punk’s dog? Sure, why not? It makes sense that the two 4-legged canines are puppy pals. Sounds good to me.

Why are so many people bothered to see CM Punk happy?

Because fans of pro wrestling are toxic and take a predetermined exhibition attraction way too damn seriously. We live in an environment where people are petty and immature and childish, and dare I say it, dumb fucks. Punk didn’t play right with their favorites, the Bucks, and hurt their feelings with the truth and the hateful, woken fans can’t stand it. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy, even CM Punk.

Do you think WWE will do Ray vs Dominic 2 this year and pass the legacy?

I think the legacy, so far as Dom goes, has been passed, and when Rey returns from his injuries, his feud and battles will be against Santos Escobar. I do think that eventually, before Rey retires, we’ll see an angle where Rey is getting his ass kicked and Dom makes a save, allowing for a reunion between the father and son. Or maybe Rey will save Dom, but we’ll get a reunion before Rey calls it a career. So far as Rey versus Dom II goes though, no, I don’t think so.

Can you see Kenny Omega have a run in WWE in the near future?

Didn’t Omega just sign a new deal not long ago with AEW for a few more years? I just checked and it was reported that Omega, along with the rest of the Elite EVPs, signed new deals for multi-year contracts with AEW this past August. So Omega won’t be part of WWE anytime soon.

Punk, Cody, LA Knight, and Gunther are the final 4 of the Rumble… who would you like to see win? Who would be your Final 4 if you were booking it?

Of these four options, I think I’d prefer to see Cody walk out with the win so he can finish his story. Gunther can go on to face Brock at Mania, while Punk and Seth can go to fight at Elimination Chamber and LA Knight can do whatever he’s slotted to do. My Final 4, if I was the booker, would be Cody, Gunther, Punk, and Sami Zayn, with Cody going over at the end.

If you were in MJF’s shoes, and making the (slightly dubious) assumption that your contract wasn’t already locked in, where would you go in 2024 and why?

If MJF does get the opportunity to go to WWE, that is where he should go. AEW made him famous, but WWE would make him a star.

Who do you think will go into the WWE Hall of Fame next year? My top two picks are Paul Heyman(with it being in Philly) and Bray Wyatt.

I think Bray and Heyman are essentially locked for the Hall of Fame next year. My picks to join the group of talents being inducted would include the long overdue induction of Ivan Koloff, The Midnight Express with Jim Cornette, and Mickie James.

If Charlotte Flair is not available for WM who would you replace her versus Bianca?

Hopefully, Charlotte will be healthy and ready to wrestle at Mania, but if she’s not able to compete, I’d have Bianca against Becky or maybe the returning Sasha Banks.

If Jon Moxley ever returned to WWE would you change his name back to Dean Ambrose? Also, who would you have him feud with?

I seriously doubt that we’ll ever see Moxley wrestling in a full-time capacity for WWE again. But if WWE did bring him back, they’d most likely go with the Ambrose name. As for a feud, how about versus Gunther? I would love to see Gunther chop away and tear that chest to shreds.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. And with that, let’s wrap things up. Take care and be well, my friends. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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